Intersex, discrimination and the healthcare environment : a critical investigation of current English law by Brown, Karen Jane

“…For some, the condition lies dormant for many years, if not for the remainder of their lives, whilst others are born with genital differences to such a degree that it is not possible at birth to inform parents whether their child is ‘male’ or ‘female’. …”
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Second-Marking and the Academic Interpretative Community: ensuring reliability, consistency and objectivity between markers by Bennett, James

“…In contrast, Sandhu’s (2004) article ‘The usage of statement banks as a means of assessing large groups’ suggests that not only can objective criteria be made known through assessment schemes published at the start of the assessment process, but also through the use of standardised feedback statements that clearly indicate where a student’s piece of work lies within the assessment guidelines. For the newly appointed academic, arguably the response to this plethora of options and theories is to recognise that no one method alone can offer solutions to the problems of fairness, transparency and reliability consistently encountered between markers. …”
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Making sense of humour: some pragmatic and political aspects by Willis, Ken

“…After beginning with a survey of the main theories of humour, which give us some insight into what lies beneath the surface of joking behaviour, there is an in-depth look at the important contextual features of performance space and the comic figure. …”
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Protecting children: a critical contribution to policy and practice development by Davies, Liz

“…The originality of the author's approach lies in the presentation of six themes, five of which have to be combined at the forefront of policy and practice. …”
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Deriving Halal Transaction Compliance using Weighted Compliance Scorecard (WCS) by Setik, Roziyani, SMarjudi, Suziyanti, Raja Mohd Tariqi Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Mohd Tariqi Raja Lope Ahmad, Wan Hassan, Wan Azlan, Md Kassim, Aza Azlina

“…This study’s contribution lies in the enhancement of Malaysia’s Halal transaction ecosystem, as well the development of a standardized Halal Transaction Compliance Protocol and the complexities involved in its operationalization and regulation.…”
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Characteristics of treated bamboo/cotton blend yarn produced from ring and rotor spinning techniques by Nor Anuwar, Anis Amirah

“…However, the deficiency lies in unsustainable cultivation practices. The blending of bamboo and cotton fibre is beneficial as it combines the desirable qualities of both fibres and producing more environmentally friendly textile products. …”
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HOSPICE CARE FOR STROKE PATIENTS: ANALYSIS OF ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN THE HOSPICE CARE MODEL FOR CHRONIC STROKE PATIENTS by Ismail, Faisal Husen, Husain, Mohd Huefiros Efizi, Sahimi, Mohd Shafiq, Arwansyah Kirin, Arwansyah Kirin, Mohammad, Che Adenan, Rashid Ali, Mohamad Shahrudin

“…Nursing Implications: The importance of this study lies in gaining a deeper understanding of the effectiveness of the hospice care model for chronic stroke patients and enhancing the provision of quality care for them. …”
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Collapsibility behaviour of ABS P400 and PMMA used as sacrificial pattern in direct investment casting process by Shukri, Muhammad Shazwan

“…It shows that, the PMMA error lies between -2.2 % until -0.63 % compared to ABS which is -2.4 % until 1.2% for hollow, square and hexagon patterns respectively. …”
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Experimental analysis and comparison of performance characteristics of catalytic converters by Mohiuddin, A. K. M.

“…The purpose of this chapter is to present the results of an experimental study of the performance and conversion efficiencies of ceramic monolith three-way catalytic converters (TWCC) employed in automotive exhaust lines for the reduction of gasoline emissions. Two ceramic converters of different cell density, substrate length, hydraulic channel diameter and \vall thickness were studied to investigate the effect of varying key parameters on conversion efficiencies and pressure drop. …”
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Transitory microbial habitat in the hyperarid Atacama Desert by Schulze-Makuch, Dirk, Wagner, Dirk, Kounaves, Samuel P., Mangelsdorf, Kai, Devine, Kevin G., de Vera, Jean-Pierre, Schmitt-Kopplin, Philippe, Grossart, Hans-Peter, Parro, Victor, Kaupenjohann, Martin, Galy, Albert, Schneider, Beate, Airo, Alessandro, Frösler, Jan, Davila, Alfonso F., Arens, Felix L., Cáceres, Luis, Cornejo, Francisco Solís, Carrizo, Daniel, Dartnell, Lewis, DiRuggiero, Jocelyne, Flury, Markus, Ganzert, Lars, Gessner, Mark O., Grathwohl, Peter, Guan, Lisa, Heinz, Jacob, Hess, Matthias, Keppler, Frank, Maus, Deborah, McKay, Christopher P., Meckenstock, Rainer U., Montgomery, Wren, Oberlin, Elizabeth A., Probst, Alexander J., Sáenz, Johan S., Sattler, Tobias, Schirmack, Janosch, Sephton, Mark A., Schloter, Michael, Uhl, Jenny, Valenzuela, Bernardita, Vestergaard, Gisle, Wörmer, Lars, Zamorano, Pedro

“…Although microbial biomass and diversity decrease with increasing aridity in the Atacama Desert, we provide multiple lines of evidence for the presence of an at times metabolically active, microbial community in one of the driest places on Earth. …”
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Haplophytin B from maclurodendron porteri by Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Darnis, Deny Susanti, Abd Hamid, Shafida, Edueng, Khadijah, Md. Jaffri, Juliana, Adina, Anugerah, Rezali, Mohd Fazlin

“…The compound showed no inhibition against Staphylococus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli and no cytotoxic activity against H199 and A549 cell lines.…”
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Enhancing Maintenance Services Quality: A Study of Student Satisfaction and Maintenance Strategies in Student’s Residential College by Mohd Midhal, Amirul Hafizi, Mustafa, Mohd Syafiq Syazwan, Zakaria, Anies Faziehan, Yusof, Fatimah, Musa, Kamaruzaman, Abdul Rahman, Ashraf, Abd Latif, Muhamad Faiz, Maranatha Wijayaningtyas, Maranatha Wijayaningtyas, Ahmad Rusyaidi Jumat, Ahmad Rusyaidi Jumat

“…The primary contribution of this study lies in the implementation of SERVQUAL model, which explained the relationship between maintenance service quality and various strategies employed. …”
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Histopathological effects of Eurycoma Longifolia jack extract (tongkat ali) on the prostate of rats by Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi, Mustafa Al-Ahmad, Basma Ezzat, Mustafa, Nazih Shaban, Najmuldeen, Ghazi Faisal, Althunibat, Osama Yousef, Azzubaidi, Marwan Saad

“…Histopathological examination of the specimens revealed that there were no significant observable changes in group B in comparison with the control group while group C showed a marked cell proliferation of the prostatic gland lining epithelium that appeared as stratification and intraglandular villus formation of the usual single layer columnar epithelium.Areas of mild dysplastic changes were observed in the lining epithelium characterized by nuclear enlargement and irregularities in the nuclear membrane and hyperchromatism. …”
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Erythrocytes derived microvesicles : their characterisation and potential role as delivery vectors by Cordeiro Freezor, Roberta

“…In this study, the influence of erythrocyte derived MV (eMV) on the growth of THP-1 and Jurkat cell lines was observed. HeLa cells and those infected with Human Rhinovirus type 16 derived MV (HRV16iHMV) were used as parallel samples for all experiments. …”
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Religions as a "Life Fact": Al-Faruqi's impact on the International Islamic University Malaysia by Mohamed Zein, Ibrahim

“…The program was influenced by the thought and curricula developed along Faruqian lines. It is a program that delves into Faruqi's view of meta-religion rooted in an ethical paradigm giving it universal perspective and approach toward the study of IIUM and the religion study curriculum implemeted at IIUM is a development of Faruqi's earlier vision regarding the teaching of Islam as a civilization and worldview, which he had envisioned and hoped to apply to the academic program at the Central Instiute of Islamic Research,Karachi, Pakistan during his professorship there in 1960s, but which was not realized.…”
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Dealing, music and youth violence: neighbourhood relational change, isolation and youth criminality by Alexander, James

“…The study considers the emergence of drill music, county lines and the lowering of the threshold of when weapons are used to explore the isolated social environments so many young people find themselves in. …”
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The shaping of an ibadah friendly hospital : learnings from the bimaristan of the evergreen past and the practicality of today’s demands by Mohd Nawawi, Norwina, Sapian, Abdul Razak, Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi, Wan Ismail, Wan Zainuddin, Othman, Norliah

“…Although the answer to the question lies on the basic intention or niyah, the transparent process of implementation, clear design outcomes that support the functions and finally the acceptance of the people-users and caregivers, the live on-going experiment on a teaching hospital for International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), as an Ibadah Friendly Hospital, will hopefully be the testament to this enquiry. …”
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Quantitative examination into the involvement of accountants in corporate strategy in malaysian public listed companies: a stewardhsip theory perspective by Annuar, Hairul Azlan, Ismail, Yusof, Olanrewaju, Aminu Sakiru

“…At the formulation stage, accountants are involved even in the very initial stage of advising management with strategic proposals, directly helping to formulate proposals and even shaping the strategic framework, which ensure that only strategic proposals that lie within the current concept of strategy is submitted and deliberated. …”
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MyMosqueNet2Cloud collaborative system: a network of mosques towards eradicating poverty in Malaysia by Hamid, Habiba, Khairuddin, Nur Dini, Al-amodi, Yousra, Ahmad Dahlan, Abdul Rahman, Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah

“…This paper proposes a conceptual collaborative system based on the deployment of the (a) Quadruple Helix Model (QHM), where a country's economic structure lies on four actors namely: academia, industry, government, and citizen, and the economic growth are generated by the clustering and concentration of talented and productive actors; (b) “Whole of-Government” (WoG) implementation that demands for a collaborative and co-operative arrangement of open consultation, open data, shared knowledge and expertise, consolidation of shared services and enhanced horizontal application across government agencies; and (c) citizen-centric Network-of-Mosques (NoM) – and focusing on achieving a higher quality of life and sustainable prosperity for all poor families in Malaysia. …”
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Obtaining hysteresis loops at low frequency for characterization of materials to be used in biomedical applications by Arshad, Atika, Tasnim, Rumana, Khan, Sheroz, Alam, A. H. M. Zahirul

“…The simulation and experimental results are obtained for three test materials namely iron, steel and plastic. The novelty lies in applying the simple circuit for material testing and characterization via obtaining simulation results and validating these results through experiment. …”
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